Rain Ji '23 in Beijing, China
By Rain Ji | May 8, 2020I took a direct flight from Montreal home, was quarantined for 14 days at a facility, went through several tests, and finally reunited with my family.
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
The Middlebury Off-Campus Project
By Amelia Pollard | May 8, 2020A series of stories and perspectives on how Covid-19 has impacted the lives of people in the Middlebury community. Check out the third round of publications.
Paula Somoza '21.5 in São Paulo, Brazil
By Paula Somoza | May 8, 2020As an extrovert, the hardest thing for me has definitely been being away from all my friends and only being able to talk to the same four people every day.
Nicole Le Mesurier '21 in Singapore
By Nicole Le Mesurier | May 8, 2020Thus, it came with no surprise that the government announced that Singapore would begin a partial lockdown about a month ago, hoping to break this circuit.
Miraal Naseer '21 in Hamburg, Germany
By Miraal Naseer | May 8, 2020After frantically looking for different routes to get back home, I caught one of the last flights going to Hamburg, through Oslo.
Masud Tyree Lewis '22 in Middlebury, Vermont
By Masud Tyree Lewis | May 8, 2020With my country's borders closed since mid-March, I have had to get comfortable being away from my family in a place both familiar and unfamiliar.
M. Faisal Hussain '21 in Karachi, Pakistan
By M. Faisal Hussain | May 8, 2020While some part of me wishes to have spent more time at Oxford and truly imbibe the British culture, I am glad that we all are safe and back home with our families in these difficult times.
Florence Wu '22 in Auckland, New Zealand
By Florence Wu | May 8, 2020I discovered that a local bakery remained open throughout the lockdown, which kickstarted my daily routine of a morning run there for a cup of coffee and an almond croissant.
Arthur Martins '22.5 in Brasilia, Brazil
By Arthur Martins | May 8, 2020At first, solitude was staring at my phone in front of McCullough in disbelief that the life I had built this year would vanish.
'A bright future': Even with shortened first season, men's lax rookies show strong character
By Blaise Siefer | May 7, 2020For a rookie class like this, three games were more than enough time to build a lasting impression. How?
Hunter Graham '20 nominated for prestigious ROTC award
By Tony Sjodin | May 7, 2020The award is given to the top two graduating female Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets in the nation.
How are faculty connecting with students during distance learning?
By Emmanuel Tamrat | May 7, 2020Professors have shown that it's possible to build community while practicing social distancing.
The show must go on: 'Julius Caesar' on Zoom
By Melanie Chow | May 7, 2020Despite the difficulties of staging a theatre production online, the cast and crew of "Julius Caesar" pulled off an impressive performance requiring creativity, master coordination, and a bit of imagination on the audience's part.
“The memory hangs on”: 50 years later, activist alums talk anti-war strike
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | May 7, 2020A student strike in 1970 catalyzed anti-war action in the years to follow, but many activists were excluded from the mainstream conversation.
Charter House continues a modified shelter program with state oversight
By Michael Frank | May 7, 2020Although disasters such as the Covid-19 pandemic are often regarded as “great equalizers,” the homeless population of the U.S. has experienced a disproportionate impact. Local infrastructures, such as shelter programs, have become crucial for these populations to survive the tremors of the pandemic. ...
Freeze puts hiring on pause, though many positions were already filled
By Rose Evans | May 7, 2020As part of its commitment to pay continuity for existing staff, the college has frozen all hiring that had not been completed before the transition to remote learning.
Recipes from home: Strawberry ice cream with duck eggs
By Krystal Dragon | May 7, 2020Ross Dining Supervisor Krystal Dragon's recipe for strawberry ice cream, made with duck eggs, is the first in a series of Middlebury College Dining Staff's favorite recipes from home. Try it for a rich, creamy treat, and try to find the ingredients from local farms.
Considerations from the (figurative) capital: Legislating amidst the Covid-19 crisis
By Kaitlyn Girouard | May 7, 2020Vermont lawmakers have experienced a drastic change in their work since the Covid-19 outbreak began, and are now passing legislation remotely from their homes instead of in Montpelier. The Campus spoke with Vermont State Senator Ruth Hardy (D-Addison) about how the legislative session is continuing ...
The Librarian is in: Three books by Roxane Gay
By Katrina Spencer | May 7, 2020"Bad Feminist," "Hunger," and "Not that Bad" are all works that weave together memoir and commentary on feminist issues.
This isn't Middlebury's first time dealing with a pandemic
By Ben Beese | May 7, 2020“Middlebury faces almost daily changes," reads a December 1918 Campus editorial. "It is with a feeling of wonder as to what will come next that we greet each day and it is not strange that under such conditions the student body should be unusually restless and undecided.”